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. N. PETERS. FHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D Cy JAMEsLEE, or NEW YORK,N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 92,977, (lated July 27, 1869.

IMPRoveD CHAIR The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent andmaking part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES LEE, of New York,in

the county of New York, and State of New York,

have invented anew and useful Improvement in Chairs; and I do herebydeclare that the following isa full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of myimproved chair,

taken through the line :v x, g. 2.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same, partly in section, through theline'y y, Iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish animproved chair, which shallbe simple in construction, strong and durable, and, at the same time, soconstructed and arranged as to fit closely to.and support the lower partof the sitters back, which chairs, constructed in the ordinary manner,leave wholly unsupported; and

It consists in the construction and combination of various parts of thechair, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents the frame of the chair, the side parts and cross-bars ofwhich are secured to each other by screw-bolts B, screwing into nuts O,let into the said cross-bars, as shown in figs. 2, so that the parts of-th'e chair may be firmly and strongly connected toeach other, withoutthe use of glue. bolts maybe ornamented, or they may have knobs attachedto them, corresponding with the mateiial of the chair.

D is the seat-framethe front cross-bar of which rests upon the frontcross-bar of the chair-frame, to which it may be connected bydowel-pins, or in any other convenient manner.

To the lower part of the'rear cross-bar of the seatf'rame D is hingedthe lower edge of' the board or wide bar E.

The upper edge of the board E is connected withthe front cross-bar ofthe seat-frame by straps or strips of webbing, F, to which theupholstering or cushion is attached.`

G are springs connected withthe seat-frame D and board E, to push theupper edge of the board E back The heads of theV as' soon as the weightof the sitter has been removed.,v

H is the upholstering or cloth back of the chair, the upper end of whichis rmly and securely attached to the upper cross-bar of the chair, andthe lower end of which is irmly andy securely attached to the rear sideof the board E, so that the rear` part of the seat is supported by thecloth back or upholstering H.

By this construction, the weight of the person sitting upon the chairdraws the upper edge of the hinged board E forward, which movement ofthe said board, draws the cloth back or upholstering H in closely vagainst thelower part of the back of the person sitting upon the chair,fully supporting all' parts of the back. f

I is a curtain, the lower edge of which is weighted,

and the upper edge of which is attached to the rod J,

the ends of which enter recesses in the forward ends of, the .arms K.The other ends of the arms K are secured to the upper part of the sideframes of the chair-back by the same screw-bolts by which the said sideframes are secured to the upper cross-bar of the said chair-back.

When-this device is used with a chair having rockers attached to it, asthe chair rocks backward and forward, the curtainI swings back and forthover the-v head of the person sitting upon the chair, acting as anautomatic fan. v When used with a chair not provided with rockers, itmay be operated by an arm and cord connected with the rod J.

When not required for use, the curtain L and rod J are detached, and thearms K either turned down, to lie along the side frame of the chair, orthe arms K may also be detached, as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to seclu'e byl Letters Patenty f The-seat-frame'D, hinged board E, straps or webbing F, springs G, and'upholstering or cloth back H,

in combination with each other and with the chair-I frame A, securedtogether by Athe screw-bolts B and nuts C, substantiallyas herein shownand described,

and forthe purpose set forth. I

The above-specification of my invention si me, this 11th day of May,1869.

` JAMES LEE.

Witnesses:

FRANK BLocKLnY, JAMES .'1. GRAHAM.

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